Kiho-tumu

In the mythology of the Tuamotu archipelago, Kiho-tumu (or Kiho) represents the supreme god (Sykes and Kendall 2003:108).

The Milky Way is said to be his 'sacred ocean' and the dark rift within the Milky Way is referred to as his sacred ship, called 'the Long Shark' (Beckwith 1970:236).^[1]

Notes

1. ↑ Beckwith cites Stimson 1933, as do Sykes and Kendall

References

• M. Beckwith, Hawaiian Mythology (University of Hawaii Press: Honolulu) 1970.
• J.F. Stimson, The Cult of Kiho-tumu (Bernice P. Bishop Museum Press: Honolulu), 1933.
• E. Sykes, A. Kendall, Who's Who in Non-Classical Mythology (Routledge: London), 2003